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Currently, Jeremiah Denton is 99 years, 9 months and 11 days old. Jeremiah Denton will celebrate 100rd birthday on a Monday 15th of July 2024. Below we countdown to Jeremiah Denton upcoming birthday.
Popular As | Jeremiah Denton |
Occupation | Politician |
Age | 99 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
Born | July 15, 1924 (Alabama) |
Birthday | July 15 |
Town/City | Alabama |
Nationality | Alabama |
Jeremiah Dentonโs zodiac sign is Cancer. According to astrologers, the sign of Cancer belongs to the element of Water, just like Scorpio and Pisces. Guided by emotion and their heart, they could have a hard time blending into the world around them. Being ruled by the Moon, phases of the lunar cycle deepen their internal mysteries and create fleeting emotional patterns that are beyond their control. As children, they don't have enough coping and defensive mechanisms for the outer world, and have to be approached with care and understanding, for that is what they give in return.
Jeremiah Denton was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
United States Rear Admiral and Republican politician who served Alabama as a United States Senator from 1981 to 1987.
In June 1943, he entered the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and graduated three years later, thus beginning his 34-year naval career.
He spent almost eight years as a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. In a televised press conference (that he later said he was forced to do by his North Vietnamese captors) he repeatedly spelled "T-O-R-T-U-R-E" by blinking his eyes in Morse Code.
He was married to Katherine Jane Maury from 1946 until her death in 2007.
Like John McCain he was a prisoner of war who later became a Republican senator.